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The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28
From Los Angeles, Califsrnia.
Los ANGELES, May Y, 1887

Los ANGELES, May y, 1887.
CoMRADE HASKELL:
John Berty, with travelling card from X.
of L. assembly at Highland Colo, killed
by the cars yesterday. I have tegraph-
eo to NJ. Wat Highland and will take
charge of funeral.
The good work is progressing here
steadily and substantially. We are grad
ually organizing the country. was at
Riverside week ago to start nine-hour
system, then to Santa Anna where organ
lied another union. Tonight / 60 to
Monrovia to plant the first union there.
Ihave been appointed district organizer
of Southern California for the Land and
Labor clubs by Judge Mcguire. We will
get to work shortly, and get in good work
ing order before the next campaign.
The iron molders and stone cutters Or
ganized last week, The bulk of the paint
ers, tired of their experience as q K. of L..
assembly, organized brotherhood union
last night. The sailors at San Pedro are
doing well this year; wages are good and
men in demand.
Dick Matthews informs me that you in
vited me to visit your relatives near Pas
adena. shall avail myself of that pleas
ure in the near future. am glad of your
success as Bucks" successor. Our best
men here are tired of the "bOo-bOO" busi-
ness, the "symbolics," ETC., ETC., connected
with the X. of LIS.
Fraternally yours,
A. VtNETTE.
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Co-opsrstiv- Trades Action.

The complacency Of the venal press
concerning the Chicago lockout is not
meaningless. The affair simply intensi-
ies the argument that wage slavery is
killing itself. The conditions it is devel-
oping for itself are making it impossible
for 1t to do the work of the world.
The trades unions must enlarge the
scope Of their organization and prepare
to take in the whole plant of their work
and employ themselves. The industrial
war is developing to that stage where the
combatants cannot work together. A sys-
tenn of cooperation must supersede this
eut-throat policy. Where is the organizer
that can marshal the forces for co-opera-
tive efforts Can they peacably supplant
the present functionaries by the law of
the survival of the fittest, or must they
baptize the new system in blood!
H. G. vRooMAs.
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those who intend to leave their families
for the summer or to stay permanently
must come equipped with tents and bed
ding, in fact must provide themselves with
regular camping outfit, and be prepared
to purchase their rations. The Colony
can only afford to support those who are
at work.
As soon as the timber is reached perma-
nent buildings and residences will be
erected, until then, our castles will be of
canvass. 1t is proposed, however, to pur-
chase sufficient lumber to put up store
house at once, this being deemed abso-
lutely necessary. More anon.
Yours fraternally, J.J. MARTIN.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28
WORDS OF PRAISES,
The "Enqsirer" Receives . Letter From
the Greatest Living
American.

CoScoRD, N. H., May 81.
Editor Labor Enquirer.
DEAR Sn:-You or some one else Is
kindly sending me your paper. It has not
been ordered, and, as I am much from
home, perhaps it would do more good sent
elsewhere.
But IT HAS WAKING, ALMOST STUNNING
VOICE. And it has reason to "cry aloud
and spare not" To utter the seven thun-
ders of Patmos, pealing all round the sky,
shaking the land, shaking the sea! :
So did Garrison in behalf Of the African
slave more than half century ago. Bos-
ton fearfully mobbed him; slavery, in
legislative assembly, offered reward Of
5000 for his abduction; and would surely
have hanged, or burned him alive, could it
but have laid hands on him. It hanged
John Brown, as you know, and many
poor helplesss slave was burned alive, as
unpitied as he was unprotected! Read
page sixty-four of the book which will be
sent you with this letter. Read that whole
chapter, and the wholeswork if your time
permits. 4
Sand teach it to your heirs"
We know it cost the nation three thou
sand million dollars, half million human
lives, murdered president, and immeas-
urable demoralizations and distinctions
besides, to settle the Labor Problem at
the South, only four million slaves being
in question. To-day, our whole sixty
millions are at stake; and what arithmetic
is able to compute the cost of adjustment
even without, war!
But one thought more. Garrison and
his few invincible heroes waged only
moral, peaceful, bloOdless war. As far as
possible they counselled the slaves "never
to resort to any violence to achieve their
liberty"
The poet aud Quaker, Whittier, put our
work and warfare in this strain:
With the mild arms of, "Truth and Love,
Made mighty through the living God"
! None now seem to have faith in Truth
and Justice. And yet war settles little ex-
cept those who fight and die! Then,
afterwards, some sort of settlement, wise
or otherwise, may possibly be effected;
may not.
Hastily yours, for every good thought,
word and work,
PARKER PILLsBURY
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28
THE CABLE CAR MEN.
Resolutions from l.. A. 1898 Of San Fran
cisco Concerning Mr.. McCord.

Ordered published In the Enquirer.
Whereas, James McCord, the ex-super-
intendent of the Sutter street line, proved
himself the uncompromising enemy of
labor, and by reason of his brutal treat
ment of and bestial language to the en-
ployes under him, precipitated the late
strike which brought so much suffering
to the families Of many of our faithful
brothers, and
Whereas Public indignation was so
aroused against the inhumanity of Nc
Cord, and his rufianly conduct toward the
men, that the people rallied around our
standard and by their moral and material
aid enabled US to protract struggle
which otherwise would have been hope
less; therefore be it
Resolved, That no one but wretch lost
to all sense of honor or shame, and be-
meath the contempt of men, could so far
forget himself as to crawl like craven
cur at the feet of this taskmaster and do
him homage.
Resolved, That it is duty which we
owe to ourselves as men, duty to our or.
ganization the honor of which we should
preserve, duty to generous public that
placed faith in our manhood, to inquire
into the rumor which has gone abroad,
that some of our number to whom Nc
Cord applied vile name, with the threat
that he would snake them work for dol
lar day, Cd d--n them," were present
at the recent banquet given this rufisn,
and accredited with contributing to tes-
timonial of respect on his departure for
other fields and pastures new; and if such
charge against any be sustained it is the
sense of this assembly that they be expel-
ed in disgrace and branded as creatures
unworthy to associate with men.
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HANDSOME PRESENTS.


with
Flower Vase with Oneha gallon Pitcher
Onehalf gallon lbs
Ticket with
Save tickets Sets Chamber
Brass Decorated Shades Pitchers
All satisfactory
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SPARKS AND THE RAILROADS.
Way OF Placing Burdens ON the
Farmers.

The grants of lands to the Pacific rail-
roads are present grants to prevent oper-
ative forfeitures, but grants in taturo for
the purpose of avoiding taxation. 1t is a
shame how an United States Supreme
Court has decided so as to help these rail-
ways Commissioner Spark annual
report for 1886, page 81. X.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28

ger, a chameleon, or
q rising political
poweri" As this
power" is still s.
young that pohti
clans have not got
him on their books,
the Paris Figaro ex-
plains that Boulan.
ger is the son Of a
lawyer, who for some
time was Inspector
Of the Nantes Insur.
ance Company. La
Bretagne There was
often more bread
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The Children OF Poverty.

"Say Sis, does yer b'heve. this yere yarn
bout Jesus lookin' out fer little fellers
an bout him not lettin' us nor the birds
starve."
II dunno. JIM never hern of it afore.
Nobody never fed me. I've got to work
fer my grub, an of'en can't get no work.
An'ifIax anybody fer grub the cop he
takes me in. Where does this yere Jesus
livas"
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Socialism is theory of society
which advocates more precise, orderly
and harmonious arrangement of the so-
cial relations of mankind than that
which has hitherto prevailed. Web
ster's Dictionary.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28

BOYcorT-John d. Spreckle's Sugar CT
San Francisco.
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Why Is II that those who produce the silks,
the satins, the broadcloths may not wear
them?
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The Recent Great Victory OF the Working
People In France.

The idol of the capitalist classes in
France to-day is General Boulan-
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Boycorr-J. Lusk's Canned Fruits OF San
Francisco.
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AT ASPEN.
COmrade Haskell Delivers Four Lee.
lures with Great Results.

Burnette G. Haskell arrived at
Aspen last Friday, September %,
He lectured that night to the K.
of L. assembly, the next night to
400 people at the M. E. church,
Sunday night at K. of L. Hall to
900 more and again Monday night
to a splendid audience at the
church.
The ENQUIRER gained some
new subscribers and there are
more on the string. A Socialist
section is being organized, T. L.
James having the list and acting
as tempory secretary. A new as
ssembly of the K. of L. it is said
will also be shortly organized.
Comrade Haskell desires to
publicly return his thanks to all
of the comrades at Aspen who
worked so hard and we'll to insure
the success of the trip; and he as
sures us that Aspen will be a
a stronghold for genuine and rad
ical labor ideas in the future still
more than in the past.
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TRADE UNION.
One That Boldly Pfoclaims It.
self IN 0mclal Resolu-
lions
On the Infamous Glass Verdict against
the Inprisoned Chicass Labor
Asltatsrs.

AT meeting OF Iron Molders
Union, No. 1873. of Denver, held
September II, a full attendance,
over fifty members. were present
and the following resolutions
passed with but two dissenting
votes, and those two gave no
reason for their action:
WHEREAS, Eight innocent men
have been condemned, seven to
death and one for fifteen years inn
,prisonment, ostensibly for murder
but in reality for being too promi-
nent in the Labor movement in
general and the short-hour move
ment in particular, and for daring
to tell the wage-workers the TRUTH
about their situation; and,
WHEREAS, The rights of free
speech, impartial jury trial, unrea-
sonable search and seizure, and
the right of not being compelled
to testify against themselves,
were all violated as against these
defendants in the lower court; and
WHEREAS, The supreme court
of the state of Illinois has now
rendered on appeal decision in
which it leaves entirely unadjudi-
Gated these vital questions, and
reafirms upon perured testimony
and by special pleading the YER
dict of the lower court.
Resoived. That as Americans we
protest against this decision as an
immense stride toward despotism,
and as destructive to our constitu-
tional rights.
Resoived, That as Trade Union
lists we would fail to do our duty
to our brothers, who have been
victimized for no other reason than
that they were prominent teachers
of the right of Labor to organize
and control its own affairs, if we
keep silent at this critical moment.
Rfsolved, That we urge the
judges of the United States SUI
preme court to grant a writ of SUI
persedas so that these great ques-
tions may be finally settled.
Resoised, That we urge the gov
ernor of the state of Illinois by
the exercise of the pardoning
power to set fire these men whom
corrupt capitalism has unjustly
condemned to the gallows.
Resol0ed, That copies of these
resolutions be sent to the LABOR
ENQUIRER of Denver and the Labor
Enquirer of Chicago for publica-
ton; also a copy to be sent to
Richard Oglesby, governor of Hi
nOiS
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The questidS sGan any one give
. good reason why he is .uot a So
cialista' brought to his feet a
stranger in the audience who gave
several not very pointed object
ions to Socialism. A dozen men,
bers of the audience we're on their
feet endeavoring to catch the eye
of the chair and be allowed to an
swer the gentleman's objections"
Lack of space prevents giving the
good points made in the answers;
suffice it to say that the objections
were fully answered.
Labor Free for All" was sung
and the League adjourned.
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etc. To the former Ne i've Istfe5
tofore directed special attention
in the United States demanding
various and sundry changes the
tightening of our chains, the easing
of our lives, through shorter hours,
which used to be very long, and
through the procurement of the
proper franchises of labor, which
used to be denied. These, how
ever, are but as stepping-stones to
larger horizons, which the philoso-
pliers have never lost sight Of.
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Tomorrow Night!

Burnette G. Haskell will give a
farewell lecture to the people of
Denver, Sunday evening, October
? tomorrow at the Hall of Sci
ence. Single admission IS cents;
double ticket, admitting lady and
gentleman, 50 cents.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-10-01
Swinton on the Labor Movement.

What we call the "labor move
ment' is but branch of the great
modern social movement, always
advancing in well-worn channels
the wide world over. 1t proceeds,
and must proceed, along certain
broad lines, dealing on the one
hand with the new and sweeping
forces implied in the words "caPi-
tal," land" rent" interest, !"
profit, corporation "co-opera-
tion," mechanism" progress, ="
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For No Crime.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept 26.-Oscar
Neebe who is under sentence of
fifteen years in the penitentiary,
was taken from the county Jail
and started for Joliet tonight.
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Reelected.

BINGHAMPToN, N. Y. Sept. 20.
The International Cigarniakers to-
day reelected A. Strasser of Buff
falo, president, and chose several
vice-presidents.
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john SNinton Decllnes.

New York, Sept, 2o.-John,
Swinton has declined the renomi-
nation of the Progressive Labor
Party for secretary of state on ac-
count of ilI-health. e. Hall has
been chosen.
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THE LEGAL LIGHTS.
An Open Letter to the Lawyers from
Miss Mccarthy

Gentlemen OF the OAR, you carry
the idea to the people of this
republic that you compose the
conservative force of the country;
that you are the true guardians of
liberty and justice.
If you are such guardians you
have abused your trust, and stand
impeached before the American
people. Was it not men of your
class that caused silver to be de-
monetized. which caused thou
sands of men to go idle for want
of employment; little children to
starve to death; and mothers and
their daughters driven to degrada-
tion and shame?
You have blasted the fair name
Of our country and made it a
laughing stock at the courts of the
old world. You have allowed the
money power of this country to
cheat the American laborer out of
his constitutional rights. You
have sold yourselves, one after
another, to this monopoly and
that, so that they by your aid
could cheat and deceive the poor.
And whileyou fatten on the blood
money you have taken from the
rich, the poor whom you have be-
trayed and killed are not dead!
Their cry Of anguish goes on to
their Creator in condemnation of
your dastardly wickedness.
The day is fast approaching
when their will be nothing left in
the hearts of the people for you
but the deepest contempt and
loathing.
When members of your profess
sion are respectfully invited to at
tend meeting of laboring men
and women whom you have rob-
bed and plundered by class legis-
lation, what do you do? You
stink back like rats into your holes
and pretend you are too dignihed
to make any explanation-of your
depraved conduct.
And further proof of your cow
ardice: when seven innocent men
are about to be murdered i'm total
violation of constitutional rights,
do you dare to lift your voice for
humanity and justice? No! But
monsters that you are, instead you
clamor for their lives. You re-
mind me of pack of bloodhounds
starved before being sent out on
the hunt.
You show yourselves ignorant
of the facts in the case and the
law governing it. You assert that
they should be hanged on general
principles for speaking their opin-
ions, a constitutional right guar
anteed to all.
Men created in the image of
God, men pretending to belong to
au honorable profession should
not render themselves ridiculous
by indulging in such inhuman
expressions of their depraved
thought.
Miss L. f. MCCARTHY.
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the LEAGUE
Another Rousing neo!ing Despite
the Rain Last Sunday
Evening.
S1Os, 10 Collected for the "Anarchist"
Defense Fund During the
Past Week.

tiiS SNSitiiS TIC OPSiiiiiS vi
the Rocky Mountain Social
League found a large gathering in
Science Hall-every seat occupied
and standing room in the rear be-
ing utilized by those unable to
find seats.
"Our Cause was sung by the
choir, the congregation joining in
and swelling the chorus until the
hall echoed with the melody of
the song, which speaks of the
golden future when men shall be
brothers. Mrs. Ward presided at
the organ.
d. J. Moran occupied consider
considerable time in defining the
aims and objects of Socialism and
read a platform of principles
adopted by body of men in the
city of New York 6fty-eight years
ago. 1t contained some things
that seem to indicate that the rad
icals of to-day can look back and
find precedent for their utterances,
radical though they be.
+. O. Cochrane and c. Cheese
wright read a selection from Re
porter and Socialist" to which the
large audience paid close atten-
ton.
Little Belle Cheesewright, an
cight-year old Socialist, recited a
little poem which, from the per-
feet way in which it was rendered,
pleased the audience highly.
After a song by the League a
recess was taken. On opening
again "Labor's Bye-and-Bye" was
sung.
David Duncan followed and
with bitter sarcasm pointed to the
fact that we hear of expositions
and industrial exhibitions" all of
which were gotten up, not to por-
tray the actual condition of the
people, but to glorify capitalism.
Those exhibitions" said the
speaker, "all made possible by
the toiling millions, say nothing
of the condition, the actual condi-
ton, of the, thousands of poor
working women and sewing girls
who are compelled to exist on
from two to four dollar per week.
Socialism alone took account OF
the poor and helpless. 1t alone
would rid the world of it's leeches
and parasites-the sleek, well-fed
money-power preachers, priests,
lawyers, brothel-keepers and usu-
rers. The blouse of the Good
Shepherd" would be gone as the
as the system which fills it with
poor wrecked humanity is DOOM
ed.
Mr.. Duncan closed with an elo-
quent appeal to all his hearers to
use their highest and best en-
deavors to spread the truths en-
braced in Socialism.
Reports from the members Civ
en- power to collect money for the
defense of the men in Chicago
were then called for, and the
amount handed in footed up the
respectable sum of SIoS.Io. On
hearing the result of the collec-
tions for the week the audience
applauded loudly.
Mr.. Callahan in few brief re-
marks explained the position the
Socialists occupy toward Henry
George. The speaker said that
George had, as was evident from
his conduct at the Syracuse con-
vention, changed from an honest
man seeking the betterment of the
condition of his fellow men into a
policy-playing politician, who was
willing to sacrifice honesty for po-
litical success.
The Cheesewright brothers
came next in their original and
apt illustration of The Three
Dcvils-Rent, Interest and Profit" "
Mr.. Jack read and commented
on an account Of the great meet
ing in Nev Work IN nrotest AGAINST
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The Eskimo cigar mas no equal.
6m 2s2-308
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Otto Schiller's Bakery, 27l5 Larimer st.
20 ly.

Smoke Eskimo cigars, clear Havana.
6m 2S2-308
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-30
A Fight in High Life.

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, April 26.-Ex-su-
preme Judge John W. Henry and State Au-
ditor Walker had an alteration on the
street between 9 and 10 O'Clock this morn.
ing, il which Judge Henry was shot once in
the right arm and again in the breast.
and Walker was severely cut in the
head by a blow from Judge Henry's
cane: Both men are now in charge of
physicians. Judge Henry's condition is
not considered serious. Walker was re-
moved tonight from the house into which
he was taken to his home FIVE
blocks distant. He vomited hard and
complains OF pains at the base of his
brain. He is still partially benumbed, but
physicians say he will fully recover in time.
The Immediate cause OF the dispute arose
from the recent investigation of the audi
tor, who accused Judge Henry of having
been active in circulating charges against
him.. These charges recently Duh
lished were that the auditor had
old his influence in securing the appoint
ment of Sand and had been interested in
the CONVICT labor of the State contrary to
law: The investigating committee of the
reported that only the last
charge was proven and that he owned
stock in the company manufacturing saws
in the penitentlary. There was also iii feel
ing between the two men arising from some
personal matters in politics.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-30
Beginning OF Evictions.

PIERRE, OAK, April 26.-The e%victions
OF the settlers from Big Bend is commenced
and number already moved. The settlers
are given three days notice to go. Ii still
on the ground at the expiration of that
time the military takes charge. A poor
widow named Bryan, who had her all in
vested, was ordered off, but having no
means, the soldiers loaded her furniture
into a wagon, placed the old lady on top
and carted her to the nearest station. The
soldiers will remain three weeks on Crow
Greek reservation and the government will
fence a great part of the land.
PIERRE, Oak, April 26.-The United
States Marshal is in pursuit OF ten Indians
who have been committing depredations
in the wake of the troops. It is reported
from Fort Sully tonight that the War
has instructed Colonel Dodge
to remove the settlers forthwith but to
destroy as little property as possible.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-30
DEMOCK ATTIC

There need be nc mistake about the Dem.
cratic doctrine. There is a certain legisla.
ton in which they do not believe. For in
stance laws passed to spread the truth in
religion, to enforce the right rule of con-
duct, to establish correct moral principles
and to make man adopt a certain line of
action which would rob him of his indie
pendence OF thought have never received
their unqualified support. They believe
that such laws have produced most OF the
misery, tyranny and bloodshed, to which
men and women have been subjected in
later times.
Speaking of this an exchange forcibly re.
marks: The ancients did not err in this
way. Theirs were wars of lust, ambition,
revenge or greed. They did not add the
crime OF hypocrisy to their other o~ffenses.
the modern way is to Cypress and tor
ture men to make them good. The Psalm
singing Covenanter drew his sword to slay
the unbeliever, the fires of Smithfeld were
lighted to save mems souls, and the ak fell
upon Moore and Russell that the tt 18th
might prevail"
Democracy is a protest against any at
tempt by the Government to deal with
those matters which are by nature left
to the conscience Of the judgment of men.
Men do not wish the law to tell them what
they shall eat or drink or wear, any more
than to tell them what they shall think or
believe or love or worship. Democracy
defends the right of a man to enjoy every
~liberty-not unlicensed liberty-guaranteed
him as a free moral agent. This includes
the right to worship his Maker in the way
his conscience dictates and to choose his
beverage as well as his food.
The MINER briefly refers to this matter
in order to remind representatives of De.
mocracy that men should be selected for
Offices for their fitness to discharge their
duties, for their integrity, for their industry
and for their allegiance to their party. The
old Jeffersonian test, IFS he capable, is he
industrious, is he honest?" should be ap-
piled, and if he fully answer it, no mistake
can be made. How he worships, what he
eats, drinks or wears should cut no figure
In the selection. This is the true Demo-
cratic doctrine.